Balanced budget approved for 2011–12
By Colleen MacPherson The U of S Board of Governors has approved a balanced budget for 2011-12 that shows expected revenue of just over $420 million, up about $31 million over the previous year, and...
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U of S an early adopter of resource allocation model
When the university embarks on its third integrated plan in 2012, it will also be implementing a new budgeting system that will clarify revenues and expenses, define budget responsibilities and provide...
View ArticleIntegrated plan 3 review begins
The unveiling of the initial draft of the University of Saskatchewan’s third integrated plan (IP3) comes with a real sense of excitement for the provost who believes the document will ultimately define...
View ArticleMaking a difference: Provost’s Academic Address 2012
As the University of Saskatchewan approaches the milestone of a one-billion-dollar budget, Provost and Vice-President Academic Brett Fairbairn used his fourth annual academic address to explore whether...
View ArticleProvost reappointed
Brett Fairbairn has been reappointed to the position of provost and vice-president academic for a second five-year term that will begin July 1, 2013. The university’s Board of Governors confirmed the...
View ArticleCollege of Medicine is fully accredited: Provost
There appears to be some misinformation about the accreditation status of the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine and its education program for medical students. I would like to clarify...
View ArticleU of S to decrease expenses in light of budget pressures
The University of Saskatchewan will need to decrease its expenses over the next four years in the face of budget pressures that include lower-than-requested provincial funding, salary and benefit costs...
View ArticleThe $44.5-million challenge: bringing expenses in line with revenue by 2016
A projected $44.5 million annual gap between revenue and expenses has the University of Saskatchewan considering the possibility it may no longer be able to be all things to all people. At a town hall...
View ArticleAudience questions on town hall agenda
People attending the Nov. 20 town hall meeting about university finances should not expect any big announcements but rather another in the series of updates on the operating budget adjustment project....
View ArticleKenderdine questions dominate town hall
The university’s decision to suspend operations at the Kenderdine campus at Emma Lake for the next three years dominated discussion at the Nov. 20 open meeting in Convocation Hall. Faculty members,...
View ArticleCouncil approves program priortization
Nearly every seat in the Neatby Timlin Theatre was occupied Jan. 24 when University Council approved in principle TransformUS, the university’s program prioritization plan to trim between $20-25...
View ArticleQuestions probe budget initiatives
A number of probing questions— about rumours, about budget adjustment initiatives and even about how students can help—were at the heart of a Feb. 26 town hall meeting held to provide an update on the...
View ArticleTransformUS work begins
Membership of the TransformUS task forces has been announced and the deadline for their reports that will rank all academic and administrative programs at the U of S is set, but exactly how the groups...
View ArticleGov’t grant increased as expected but budget changes continue
The University of Saskatchewan’s provincial operating grant for 2013-14 is close to what was expected but it does not alter the need to address projected budget shortfalls. In its budget, released...
View ArticlePlanning for change
The release of the TransformUS action plan April 30 marks the turning point in the program prioritization process, from discussion and recommendations to implementing change but there are still months...
View ArticleBrett Fairbairn joins school of public policy
Former U of S Provost Brett Fairbairn has transferred his academic appointment as a tenured professor from the University of Saskatchewan’s Department of History to the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School...
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